James Alexander Henshall
Author on fishing
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| Intro | Author on fishing | |
| was | Writer Author | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 29 February 1836 | |
| Death | 4 April 1925 (aged 89 years) | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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James Alexander Henshall (February 29, 1836 – April 4, 1925) was an author on fishing. He was known as the "apostle of the black bass". His book Bass, Pike, Perch and other Game Fishes of America (1903) is part of the American Sportsman's Library.
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He was born on February 29, 1836 in Baltimore, Maryland to James Gershom Henshall and Clarissa Holt. He married Hester Stansbury Ferguson on June 9, 1854. He died on April 4, 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio.